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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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