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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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