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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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