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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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