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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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