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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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