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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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