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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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