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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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