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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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