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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the 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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