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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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