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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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