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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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