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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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