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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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