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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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