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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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