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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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