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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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