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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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