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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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