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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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