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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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