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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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