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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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