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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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