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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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