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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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