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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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