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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative 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 investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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