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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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