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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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