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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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