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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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