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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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