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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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