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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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