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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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