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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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