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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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