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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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