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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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