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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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