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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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