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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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