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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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