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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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