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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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