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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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