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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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