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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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