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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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