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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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