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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key 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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