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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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