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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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