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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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