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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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