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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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