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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about 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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