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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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