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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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