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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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