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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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