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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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