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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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