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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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