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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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