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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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