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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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