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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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