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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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