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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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