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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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