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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key 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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