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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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