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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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