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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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