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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different 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 we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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