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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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