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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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