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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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