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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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