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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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