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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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