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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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