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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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