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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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