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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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