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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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