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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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