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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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