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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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