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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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