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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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