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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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