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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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