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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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