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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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