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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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