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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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