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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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