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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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