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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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