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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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