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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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