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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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