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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major 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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