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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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