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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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