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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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