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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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