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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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