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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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