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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies 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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