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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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