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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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