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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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