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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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