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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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