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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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