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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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