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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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