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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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