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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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