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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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