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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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