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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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