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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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