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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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