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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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