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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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