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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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