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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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