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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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