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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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