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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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