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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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