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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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