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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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