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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes 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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