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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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