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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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