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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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