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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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