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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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