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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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