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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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