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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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