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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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