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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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