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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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