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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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