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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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