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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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