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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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