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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key 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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