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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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