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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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