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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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