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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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