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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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