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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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