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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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