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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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