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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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