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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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