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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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