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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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