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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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