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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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