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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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