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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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