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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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