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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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