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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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