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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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