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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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