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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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