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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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