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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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