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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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