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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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