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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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