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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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