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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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