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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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