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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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