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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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