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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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