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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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