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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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