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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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