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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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