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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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