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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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