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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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