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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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