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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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