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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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