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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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