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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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