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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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