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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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