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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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