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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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