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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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