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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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