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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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