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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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