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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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