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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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