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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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