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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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