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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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