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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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