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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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