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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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