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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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