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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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