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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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