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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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