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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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