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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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