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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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