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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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