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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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