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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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