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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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