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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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