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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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