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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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