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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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