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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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