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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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