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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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