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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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