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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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