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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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