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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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