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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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