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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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