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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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