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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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