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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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