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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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