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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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