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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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