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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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