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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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