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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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