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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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