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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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