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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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