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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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