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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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