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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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