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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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