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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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