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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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