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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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