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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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