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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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