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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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