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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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