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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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