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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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