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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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