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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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