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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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