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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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