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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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