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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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