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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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