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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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