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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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