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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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