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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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