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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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