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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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