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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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