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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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