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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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