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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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