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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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