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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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