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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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