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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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