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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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