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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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