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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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