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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the 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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