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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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