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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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