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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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