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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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