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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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