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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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