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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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