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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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