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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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