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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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