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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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