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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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