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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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