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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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