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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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