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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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