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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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