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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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