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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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