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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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