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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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