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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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