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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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