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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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