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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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