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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This 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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