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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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