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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the 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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