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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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