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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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