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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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