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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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