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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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