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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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