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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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