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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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