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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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