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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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