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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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