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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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