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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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