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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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