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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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