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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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