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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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