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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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