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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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