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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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