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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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