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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology 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 teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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