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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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