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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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