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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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