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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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