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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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