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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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