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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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