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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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