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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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