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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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