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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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