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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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