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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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