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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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