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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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