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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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