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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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