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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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