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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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