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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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