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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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