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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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