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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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