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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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