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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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