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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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