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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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