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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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