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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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