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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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