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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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