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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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