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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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