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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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