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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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