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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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