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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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