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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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