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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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