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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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