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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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