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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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