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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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