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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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