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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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