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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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