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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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