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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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