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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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