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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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