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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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