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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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