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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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