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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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