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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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