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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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