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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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