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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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