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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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