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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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