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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key 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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