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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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