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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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