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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the 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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