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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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