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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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