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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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