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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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