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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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