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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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