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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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