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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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