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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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