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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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