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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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