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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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