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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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