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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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