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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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