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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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