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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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