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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting 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 new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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