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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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