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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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