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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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