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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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