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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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