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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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