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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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