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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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