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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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