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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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