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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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