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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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