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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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