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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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