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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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