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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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