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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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