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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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