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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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