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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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