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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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