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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major 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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