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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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