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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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