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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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