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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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