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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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