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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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