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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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