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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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