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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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