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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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