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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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