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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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