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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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