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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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