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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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