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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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