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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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