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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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