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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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