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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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