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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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