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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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