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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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