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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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