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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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