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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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