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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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