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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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