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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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