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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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