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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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