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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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