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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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