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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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