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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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