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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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