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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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