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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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