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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major 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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