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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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