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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension 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 low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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