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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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