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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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