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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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