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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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