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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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