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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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