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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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