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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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