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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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