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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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