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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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