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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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