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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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