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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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