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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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