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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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