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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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