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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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