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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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