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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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