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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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