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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key 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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