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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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