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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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